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| Foot Arch Pain Can Indicate the Presence of a Condition Like Flat Feet |
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| Your feet are the foundation of your body, allowing you to drive a car, helping you glide along the dance floor, giving you the freedom to move from place to place. So when your feet are out of alignment, your body’s entire skeletal structure feels the effects. |
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| What is a Foot Arch? |
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| Most people have a gap between the inner side of the foot and the ground when they are standing. This gap is called a foot arch, and is normal for feet. |
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| When Your Foot Arch Becomes Painful… |
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| When your foot arch collapses or rolls inward, and you begin experiencing foot arch pain, you most likely have flat feet. People with flat feet are missing crucial foot arch support, and must therefore shift pressure from walking to other parts of the foot, which can cause intense foot arch pain, as well as lead to other, more serious foot and lower body joint problems. |
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| Foot Arch Pain: Just One Symptom of Flat Feet |
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The biggest signs of flat fleet are discomfort and pain, especially foot arch pain. As the normal foot arch begins to drop, walking can become very uncomfortable, leading to bothersome foot arch pain. The foot can also turn outward at the ankle, causing a walk that’s concentrated on the inner border of the foot.
Due to the less supportive structure of a flat foot, postural strain and misalignment through the foot, ankle, knee and lower back can cause consistent daily discomfort and foot arch pain.
The depression of the foot arch in the foot also puts more strain on the ligament and tendons that support the foot and ankle, and – over time – the bones may collapse. Flat feet can therefore lead to heel spurs, ankle sprains, hip and lower back pain and even contribute to the development of arthritis. |
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| Good Foot Arch Support Can Help Relieve Foot Arch Pain Associated with Flat Feet |
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In most people, the foot arch pain associated with flat feet can be treated with proper shoes. Look for shoes that offer good foot arch support and stability, and/or use insoles that provide proper foot arch support as well as help stabilize the heel. Also, consider using custom orthotics to aid in foot arch support.
In extreme cases, surgery may be required to stabilize the bones, improve foot support and function and curb intense foot arch pain. A podiatrist or orthopedic doctor will decide if surgery is necessary. |
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| FootSmart Offers Many Products that Help Relieve Foot Arch Pain and Provide Good Foot Arch Support |
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Many insoles and other orthotics provide good foot arch support and help alleviate horrible foot arch pain, such as the following:
- By cradling the heel and absorbing shock while increasing foot arch stability, Sof Sole Ultra Arch Inserts can help relieve foot arch pain.
- ArchMates 3/4 Regular Support: This product can help alleviate foot arch pain by helping reduce stress at key weight points and keeping each foot properly aligned.
- Tuli’s Gel Heel with Arch Support duplicates nature's own shock absorbing system, giving your foot maximum foot arch support and helping relieve foot arch pain.
FootSmart also offers several specially made socks that can help relieve foot arch pain by providing good foot arch support, such as FootSmart Men’s/ Women’s Arch Support Casual Crew Socks. These socks, which help alleviate heel and foot arch pain by lifting the foot arch and providing good compression and support, also come in sport crew, anklet or quarter-length styles.
FootSmart offers these and many other insoles, orthotics, socks, shoes and other products designed to help relieve foot arch pain. If you are experiencing chronic foot arch pain due to poor foot arch support, however, please consult your local podiatrist before beginning any type of treatment for your condition.
Information on foot, leg and lower body health conditions provided by The Podiatry Institute, dedicated to advancing the standard of care in podiatric medicine and its effects on muscoskeletal health. |
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